Specialty Masters Career Coach, QUESTROM, Feld Center for Industry Alliances
Boost your chances before you apply.
Boston University
Boston, MA, US
Summary
The Specialty Masters Career Coach provides career development support, including resume reviews, course instruction, and administrative coordination for Master of Science students. The role also involves tracking student outcomes and collaborating with the Graduate Career Services team to facilitate recruitment success.
Job Description
The Specialty Masters Career Instructor and Resume Reviewer supports Master of Science students throughout their career development journey. Reporting to the Director of Graduate Career Services & Strategy, this role provides resume development oversight, course instruction, and administrative coordination to ensure students are prepared for competitive internship and full-time recruitment.
Time Commitment
Approximately 10–20 hours per week, varying by semester and student recruitment cycle.
Key Responsibilities
1. Career Course Teaching, Grading, and Administration (0–3 hours/week) (20%)
• Assist in the administration of the required Specialty Masters career course (ES620 / ES621 / ES622 - Design Your Career) in Blackboard
• Assist with teaching and grading of required Specialty Masters career courses (ES620 / ES621 / ES622 - Design Your Career)
2. Resume Review and Feedback (0–10 hours) (40%)
• Incoming Students: Verify that each incoming student has achieved a VMock score of 80% or higher by the end of the summer career course
• Continuing Students: Confirm that continuing students have added their summer experience (internship or research project) to their resume.
• Provide written feedback on student resumes
3. Communications and data collection (0-3 hours/week)(15%)
• Prepare and send student communications regarding career events, career deliverables, and other updates
• Partner with Decision Support to collect outcomes data on job and internship status
• Maintain the Master of Science in Mathematical Finance and Financial Technology (MSMFT) outcomes tracker
4. Meeting Participation (as desired / capacity allows) (25%)
Engage with the broader Graduate Career Services team through relevant meetings, which may include:
• Weekly Specialty Masters coaching team meetings
• Monthly graduate team coaching meetings
• Bi-weekly program meetings
• Periodic meetings with the Director of Graduate Career Services & Strategy
For seventy years, Boston University College of General Studies has been a leader in general education—a small liberal arts college providing a world-class general education in the heart of a large research university. The educational practices CGS pioneered and refined—interdisciplinary learning, the Capstone project, the use of e-Portfolios for rigorous assessment, and an emphasis on general education—have since been adopted as best practices in the field of higher education.
Today, CGS continues its legacy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Its two-year program fulfills most of the University’s BU Hub general education requirements, inspiring students to make connections among disciplines and to connect their knowledge to real-world problems. It continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts foundation while guiding students on a unique pathway through BU, teaching them how to apply broad learning, how to think critically and creatively, and how to communicate effectively. With its unique first-year experience—a spring semester start date followed by a summer semester in London or New England—CGS offers the only program at Boston University where study abroad is integrated into the first year of college.
Our faculty and leadership pioneer best practices in interdisciplinary and general education around the globe. And our alumni continue to change the world in every industry and profession they choose—from entertainment to education to business to the medical fields.
We love to stay connected with our alumni, parents, and friends! Follow us here on LinkedIn, join BU Connects (https://buconnects.com/), or share your updates with us via a Class Note (https://www.bu.edu/cgs/alumni/class-notes/).
Founded
1952
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
For seventy years, Boston University College of General Studies has been a leader in general education—a small liberal arts college providing a world-class general education in the heart of a large research university. The educational practices CGS pioneered and refined—interdisciplinary learning, the Capstone project, the use of e-Portfolios for rigorous assessment, and an emphasis on general education—have since been adopted as best practices in the field of higher education.
Today, CGS continues its legacy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Its two-year program fulfills most of the University’s BU Hub general education requirements, inspiring students to make connections among disciplines and to connect their knowledge to real-world problems. It continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts foundation while guiding students on a unique pathway through BU, teaching them how to apply broad learning, how to think critically and creatively, and how to communicate effectively. With its unique first-year experience—a spring semester start date followed by a summer semester in London or New England—CGS offers the only program at Boston University where study abroad is integrated into the first year of college.
Our faculty and leadership pioneer best practices in interdisciplinary and general education around the globe. And our alumni continue to change the world in every industry and profession they choose—from entertainment to education to business to the medical fields.
We love to stay connected with our alumni, parents, and friends! Follow us here on LinkedIn, join BU Connects (https://buconnects.com/), or share your updates with us via a Class Note (https://www.bu.edu/cgs/alumni/class-notes/).
Founded
1952
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts